Receptacle.



c. W. JOHNSON.

BEOEPTAULB. APPLIUATIOI rILnn rma. 11, 1910.

rammed Novi-15,1910.

.To all whom it 'may concern;

I ACHARLES JOHNSON, `OF SOUTH KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN.

i RECEPTACLE.

Specification of- Letters Patent.V ldtnted NOV. 15, 19.1.0.

Application led February 17, 1910. Serial No. 544,454.

W. Jolin- Be it known that I, CHARLES son, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, 'residing at South Kaukauna, in the county ofOutagamie and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Receptacles, of which the following is a specification..

This invention relates toreceptacles and particularly to oil cans, theobject being to provide automatically controlled mechanism normallyacting to close the discharge orifice or spout of the can, the saidmeans being so constructed as to automatically open the said dischargeorificewhen the can is moved into a partly inverted position.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this speciication and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts `in the scv.

eral views :--'Figure 1 is a sectional elevation "of a portion of-a canshowing my improved Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the can in a partlyinniechanism applied thereto.

verted position. I FigQB is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a slightlymodified form ot my invention. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the canin a partly inverted position.

In` the form of my invention shown in Figs. l and 2 .of thev drawings,the can A wlnch, as herein slrown, is formed at its top with a conicalportion B in the apex of which is formed an opening C whose walls areflared upwardly and inwardly as shown. for a purpose to e hereinafterdescribed. The conical portion of the can is provided with a suitable'handle I), as shown.

My improved mechanism for controlling the opening C consistsof a closure1 having its peripheral edge portion ared upwardly and inwardly toconform with the flared walls of the opening and to provide an air tightjoint. The' closure 1 is provided with al flange portion 2 which isadapted to be seated against that portion of the can top which surroundsthe opening. The' closure is pivoted as shown at 3 to the can top anddiametrically opposite the pivot the closure is provided with a.depending ear 4 to which 1s pivoted the upper extremity of acontrolling member 5. This member is'pivoted at its inner end to theportion 6 ofa weightcarrylng member. The portion 6 of theweight-carrying member extends out `of aA plane of the main body portion7 of the member and at the juncture of these por- I n known constructionbest adapted .tor the purpose intended.

It will be understood that on account of the'weight 11 theweight-carrying member and the closure-controllingmember are normallyheld in the positions shown in Fig. 1 to hold the closure 1 against thedischarge opening. When the parts are in the positions shown in Fig. 1the locking element 9 will hang over the lug 10 to prevent opening ofthe closure 1.. The top of the can is pro- .vided with `an airvent-valve 1Q which is connected by means of a short conveying 4tube 13with the can so that in the dischargeof the contents of the can asutiicient quantity of air will be permitted to enter as isr obvious.

In operation of the can herein described and shown when it is desired todischarge the contents thereof the can is partly inverted as shown inFig. 2, whereupon, the locking element 9 will swing away from the lug 10on the weight-carrying member to permit the said member through theinfluence of its weight to move to a position where it will actuate thecontrolling member 5 sulicient to move the closure 1 to its openposition.-

In the form of my invention shown inV Figs. 3 and 4 the can top B1 isprovided at its-apex with a screw cap C1 and as illus-f trated, the saidcap is- `rovided with an air vent 14. The top of t e can is providedwith a discharge spout 15 whose 'outer endA is formed to provide adischarge opening 16, the walls of which being flared upwardly andinwardly to conform substantially with the closure 17 upon the outer endof the controlling member 18. 1 The remaining elements forming myimproved mechanism shown in Figs. 3 and 4 are identical with themechanism. described in the preferred member operaing member operativelyconnected with the controlling member and constructed to cause movementof the controlling member when the receptacle is inverted yto move theclosure to an open position, and a locking element on the saidcontrolling member to engage.

the actuating member to hold the closure against movement When pressurefrom the outside is exerted. thereagainst.

2. A receptacle having an opening therein, a movable closure for theopening, a

, movable controlling member operatively connected With the closure, anactuating member operatively connected with the controlling member, anda movable locking element carried by the controlling member to preventmovement of the actuating member" when pressure from the outside isapplied to the closure.

3. A receptacle having an opening formed therein, av movable closure forthe opening, a controlling member operatively connected with theclosure, an actuating member constructed to cause the controlling memberto -normally occupy a position to hold the closure in its closedposition, and a lockingI element upon the controlling member adapted tobe engaged with the actuating member to hold the same against movementwhen pressure from the outside is applied to the closure.

4. A receptacle having an opening formed therein, a closure for theopening, a controlling member operatively connected with the closure, aweight-carryingv member operatively connected With the controlling mem`ber to hold the same normally in a position to cause the closure tocover the said opening, andlmovable means on the controlling memberadapted to be engaged With the Weight-.carrylng member to hold theclosure against opening when pressure from the outside is appliedthereto.

5. A receptacle having an opening formed therein, a movable closure .forthe opening, a controlling member operatively connected with theclosure, an actuating member operatively connected with the saidcontrolling -member, a weight on the actua-ting member tending normallyto hold the controlling f member in a position whereby the closurecovers the said opening, and a locking element pivotally supported bythe controlling member and operating to engage the actuating member tohold it against movement when pressure from the outside is applied tothe closure, the controlling element being constructed to move underinfluence of the actuating member When the receptacle is inverted toopen the-closure.

6. A receptacle having an opening therein,

a closure for said opening, a-controllingA vclosure to an open positionwhen the receptacle is inverted, and locking meansto engage theactuating member to hold the same against movement -past a predeterminedpoint when pressure from the outside is applied to the closure. y y

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

GEORGE W. MULHoLLANn, JAMEs R. WERT.

